PANHANDLING (Begging) IS UNLAWFUL:
City Ordinance 96-188 and 11-6-14:
• While loitering in a public place
• In an aggressive manner*
• On private property
• Using false information
• At any transportation facility or on any vehicle
• Using profane or abusive language
• Using two or more persons
• Using threatening gestures
• Using children
• After sunset and before sunrise
• Within 30 feet of any:
• Public restroom
• Business entrance or exit
• ATM
• Bank deposit receptacle
• Pay phone
• Street vendor
• Vending machine
* Aggressive manner means:
- Approaching in a manner that causes a reasonable person to fear for his/her safety.
- Touching someone.
- Continuously asking for money.
- Blocking a person’s passage.
GIVE A HAND UP,
NOT A HANDOUT
• Give a homeless person a hand with this resource booklet.
• Give change to panhandlers and you may be supporting an addiction.
• Many panhandlers are not homeless.
• Make real change by contributing to the organizations listed in this booklet.
To report panhandling call Police (911) or, if downtown, a CAP (251.0111)
PRODUCED BY CITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP (CAP)
www.capisdowntown.com &
THE OLD FIREHOUSE SHELTER
Contact: Laura Parenteau at CAP for updates or corrections at capbham@aol.com 251-0111
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